The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-20
JEFFERSON DEMOCRACY.

JEFFERSON DEMOCRACY.
A Correspondents bjections to Statements
Recently Made.
To the Editor Of the Inteiltgeucer. ID
slR:-The statements Of your Washing.
ton correspondent concerning the political
me!hois OF certain Democratic officials in
Jefferson county, published in the INTEL.
LlaEScER OF Thursday laet, are go at vari.
auce with the t,ue iscss OF the case that l
ask space in your liberal journal to cor
rect some Of them. Iour correspondent
was not in this county during the late
election, hence his Information is second
hand. Read between the lines and the
article sbowes from what source it ema-
mated. 1t is but the breathing venom OF
a gang Of Democratic federal cfiice.ho!derr.
who instead OF hiring u government mule
to kicE the bosoms Of their trousers for
being 80 silly Gs TO attempt to overthrow
the Democratic party Of Jefferson county
by combiE ing with the Republicans, are
seeking this method OF throwing muj at
the ONLY true and reliable Democrats in
the county. AS for buitdozing, ring money
and whisky the boot is on the other foot,
and these best informed about our county
atlair5 know thst these ara the peculiar
methods used at Ha,par's Ferry and Shep-
herdstown, the ho: beds OF 'rl!e or ruin"
Democracy, and the town where nearly
sll 80 called Democrats havs in heap
gone over to the Republican party, and
yet in 1855 you will ind these same disin-
tsreated patriots y apologizing for their
recent conduct snd trying TO get back into
the party. But this last feat OF theirs has
been the 'Ht.sT TO break the camel's
back" They are bolters OF the moat pro.
nourced type.
Harper's Ferry and Sbepher,!stown
bolted the party nomination in 1850, 1882
81 and in 1856 came near causing the de.
feat OF Hon. W. L. Wilson; and why?
Simply because he could not supply them
all with Offices. Take the vote OF Harpe-'s
Ferry, il You please, as 8 sample. W. l..
Wilson, q! the election In 1854 at that
precinct, received ia majority, whilst
with larger Democratic vote polled there
in 1856. he received but %, and hut for
the colored Republicans who voted for
him st this place, he would have been de-
| feated, and simply because such staunch
Democrats Rs Captain John T. Colston, X,
4. Alexander and Colonel Carlow Hunt.
! the Sheriff. will not tolerate euch methods,
they must 90 branded as bulldozers,
"whisky dispensers" and boodlers. As
for Captain Colston intimidating colored
school teachers, the charge is wholly with
out foundation, and in few days the pub.
lie will hesr more about this from the pen
| OF one OF tho most intelligent coored
teachers and leading Republicans in the
county.
The statements In the article rctarrcl 10
charging tho Sheriff, Colonel Hunt, with
uaing his official position eithsr to eoerce
or intimidato voters, is, think, the first
Of tho kind that has ever been maio
against that gentleman Rincn he entered
the Sherffslty in 1874, Is it not littlo
singular that no Republicans have over
been found to make such charge during
all theae numbers Of years that ho has
been in Office. J these statements were
true, there are Republicans in our county
xho would have made them saown to
the world. Colonel Hunt is q gentleman
who enjoys the reputation Of being one OF
the most trustworthy and popular men in
this county, and deaeryedly so. A gentle.
man Of poliahed mannera, genial and gym
pathetic in his private and Official rslat!ona
with tho people, ready and willing at all
times to aid and assist ths humblest OF
them, be they white or Colored, and il
| IL strange that he should WELD powerful
influence among iha voters? Yet, with il
all, | challenge the prodnet:oa Of a single
IL nj, trt TINT II n lje
that Colonel Kant ever triad 10 influence
him to vote other than his conscience die
tGtel, o! who can Say thEt any 0i his polit-
ical methods are questionable, or euua M
ahoulh not meet the approval OF all fair
minded h0neGt citizens.
Your correspondent has enbellished
his srticle with naraas oi come OF our
prominent ctizsna az tontiDl tn ahow
how terribly dissatisfied our people are
with the Democratic methods Of tho corn.
". Bnt 1T muat not be forgotten that
, ,nost, II not all, OF those named voted for
Mr. uivinbuism with the expectation,
If not positive understanding, that l.! elect.
nd he would vote for Mr.. Candsa At the
ex. ira sesaon, end tho same can be said Of
thu other bo!tets. Failing in their Mt
tomp.n TO destroy the Democratic party in
ths county, thoae political jusgIo1s have
BECOME Gespersls, and are now venting
their spleen Oh tueh gentlemen ~ Dol.
Hunt and Capt. Collation., but they had "a
we'll try to bail out the Shenandoah river
with q pint cup as to cops with these
Yan.!arnen in managing the Democratic
party In this county. UnleuH Bigns count.
ior nothing, thoae llsrper'a Ferry md
shephcrdstown "kicxerv' will pay "dear
Tor ihsir whlstlo" in 1883.
Tbs county has safe Democratic ma
jority without them, and not even tho
crunhs from Inc table OF the Democratic
convention will bo given tl.opl. Senator
Lucaa also haH lia littlo "list," and whom
he gotta 10 Washington will procoed to
"eu,iRrs Raeo.nta" with pnu0 who arc
now drawing GoveTnman: pny with usual
pro,nptnPss, and the "plaCcv whiah now
know thom, will soon know thon no
more" {.
Charlt,tewn, Jtgtrson Co., W. Ia., Aprttl8.